I Got No Dog In This Fight, But...

[frustratedpilot]

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[tochiro998]

if only!

But then there would be all those showrunners and middle management studio execs unable to compare the size of their metaphorical penii by finding new ways to screw up a project...

I mean, you're talking about the total destruction of NBC and a big chunk of Fox right off the bat!

(what, me angry because NBC killed off 'Life' because Leno ate up the entire weekday 10 PM slot and forcing the Law and Order shows to 9 PM? Naaaaa, not that)

[frustratedpilot]

I'm letting NBC survive for a while since they renewed Chuck. I wasn't impressed by Life, frankly. There was another series back in the Seventies with much the same premise (a man is falsely imprisoned, learns everything there is to know about crime techniques and mentality while inside, and then when released takes his new knowledge to become a super sleuth). The fact that it only ran one season and I can't remember the title should tell you how successful it was culturally.

[tochiro998]

well, sure, maybe I just have a soft spot for that '70s concept of 'gimmick/quirky cop' shows (Ironside-wheelchair. Cannon-fat. Barnaby Jones-old, Columbo-rumpled) but mostly, for some odd reason, I was fascinated with the actor who played Charley Crews, the guy just seemed like Steve McQueen reborn and since so many TV actors are frankly interchangeable lately it was something to key in on. Plus the interactions of the secondary characters was rather quirky and complex

[frustratedpilot]

What I'm worried about is if Letterman and/or Kimmel are going to jump on the "ready for Prime Time" bandwagon. I still haven't forgiven Letterman...and I've never really liked Kimmel.